Slobozhanske (Ukrainian: Слобожанське, Russian: Слобожанское) is a rural settlement in Berestyn Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located in the middle of the steppe, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Berestyn. Slobozhanske belongs to Kehychivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 2,605 (2022 estimate).[2]
Slobozhanske
Слобожанське | |
|---|---|
  Slobozhanske Location in Kharkiv Oblast .svg) Slobozhanske Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′05″N 35°52′09″E / 49.36806°N 35.86917°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Berestyn Raion |
| Hromada | Kehychivka settlement hromada |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 2,605 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The settlement was called Chapaieve until 2016, in honour of Vasily Chapayev. On 5 February 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Chapaieve to Slobozhanske according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[3]
History
editUntil 18 July 2020, Slobozhanske belonged to Kehychivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kechyhivka Raion was merged into Krasnohrad Raion.[4][5]
Until 26 January 2024, Slobozhanske was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Slobozhanske became a rural settlement.[6]
Economy
editTransportation
editSlobozhanske is connected with Kehychivka by a railroad, but this is a cargo line without any passenger traffic. The closest station with passenger navigation is in Kehychivka.
The settlement is connected by road with Kehychivka in the south and Nova Vodolaha in the north.
References
edit- ^ "Кегичевская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "На Харьковщине постановлением Верховной Рады Украины переименован ряд населенных пунктов" (in Russian). Kharkiv Oblast Rada. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.